How Do You Solve an Integral Using Substitution?

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Use substitution to find each indefinite integral.
∫ (square root 2 + lnx) / x ; dx
I did
u=2+ln(x)
then differentiate both sides to get
du=0+dx/x
∫ (square root 2 + lnx) / x ; dx
∫ (square root u) du
∫ u^0.5 du
u^(3/2)/(3/2)+c
=(2+ln(x))^(3/2) +c
Is the answer right? Thanks.
 
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rowdy3 said:
Use substitution to find each indefinite integral.
∫ (square root 2 + lnx) / x ; dx
I did
u=2+ln(x)
then differentiate both sides to get
du=0+dx/x
∫ (square root 2 + lnx) / x ; dx
∫ (square root u) du
∫ u^0.5 du
u^(3/2)/(3/2)+c
=(2+ln(x))^(3/2) +c
Is the answer right? Thanks.

It was until you left out something in the last line.
 
(2/3)*[2+lnx]^(3/2)+C. Is that right?
 
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